Curatorial Assistant

Title: Curatorial Assistant

State Role Title: Admin and Officer Spec II

Hiring Range: 38,000-42,000

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Location: Jamestown General

Agency Website: 

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Department Overview

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is an educational agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia offering programs and resources about early American history through its museums – Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.

The Exhibition and Curatorial Services team serves in the care and management of the collections, galleries and history of both the Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.  

Job Duties

This role involves assisting with the comprehensive management and preservation of Jamestown Yorktown Foundation's collection, with a particular focus on 17th and 18th-century artifacts, material culture, history and art. In addition, the curatorial assistant provides support to a collaborative team of museum and curatorial professionals in installations and de-installations of exhibits.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of 17th and 18th-century art, material culture, and decorative arts
• Knowledge of artifact collections management and documentation procedures
• Ability to handle artifacts using museums best practices
• Ability to meet multiple deliverables with exceptional attention to detail
• Skilled at computer programs in a museum environment, including collections management system.
• Experience using Microsoft suite of programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in art history, material culture, and museums collections management.
  

Additional Considerations

Previous coursework in history, art history, museum studies, or a related field would be highly beneficial to this role.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Lee Ann Shelhorse

Phone: 757-253-4553

Email: leeann.shelhorse@jyf.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.